It’s mother’s day in Sweden today. I keep thinking of the things she said, and the stories she told. Although it’s been more than a year, it feels as only yesterday that I was lying in the bed next to her and talking about the little things in life. There will always be that part [...]

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…but which I long for this very moment: Hopefully, there will be time this afternoon! After all, my world grid is no longer spinning, the horses are eager & ready (as always!) and the endless trails of the beautiful Zinder bush awaits!

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Copyright Eden Foundation As we approach the end of hot season, trucks can be seen throughout the country bringing men come back from their yearly exodus. Twenty years ago, this was also the situation for the farmers of Tanout. Once the millet was harvested, the men would leave their families for a period of nine [...]

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There are few things as life qualitish as waking up with sufficient energy when it’s still dark and then head for a morning ride before work, catching the sunrise along the way. It doesn’t happen often (at least not as often as I wish it did!) but when it does, it’s a spectacular moment, merging [...]

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On Sunday night, I got a sudden attack of dizziness which left me nauseous and sleepless. On Monday morning, I started to vomit, which is never a good ting during hot season, and since I hadn’t stopped vomiting my noon, I called the doctor. Although I didn’t have much of fever, he wanted me to [...]

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“Ok, so I may not have caught it myself, but I KNOW this thing is mine. My very own yummy bone!” [20 minutes later] “You can have some now, if you like!” “I left a part for you to chew on.” “Want a kiss too?! Here’s my big THANK YOU for bringing me such a [...]

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A few weeks ago, we noticed a lump on Allis’ leg. At that time, she had recently been on a walk outdoors, where she met other goats whom she fought with, so we figured it the lump might just be a bruise from another goat’s horn. It didn’t take long before the lump grew sideways, [...]

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Those of you who have been reading this blog on a daily basis, know that the past week has been tough. Last year, around this time, I lost my great canine friend Aslan to piroplasmosis, and this year, his brother Baghera (my mother’s dog), fell ill with the same disease. He has not fully recovered, [...]

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Yesterday was perhaps the most important day in the battle of Baghera’s survival, but I didn’t blog about it as I still didn’t know what direction things were going to take. His body is so emaciated that it wouldn’t take more than a breeze to bring him down, and piroplasmosis is a tricky disease in [...]

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It’s been a roller coaster ride of hopes and fears since Baghera fell ill with piroplasmosis last week. I caught the signs early and had him treated for the deadly disease (to which there is no vaccine) immediately. By 24 hours, Baghera had stopped bleeding and was neither vomiting nor having any diarrhea (common symptoms [...]

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There are few things I love as much as the Niger bush. Having shown you the Zinder bush so many times, I wanted to take you to another part of Niger. When Hanna, Anette and I had the opportunity to visit Liz in her village, not only did we go camel riding (beginner’s level!) but [...]

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We went town today to buy smoked mutton meat for Baghera (the most delicious meat you can buy and the greatest treat he knows), but he was in too much pain after this morning’s shot of antibiotics to take it. He has not eaten since this morning, his moral is low and I am back [...]

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It’s amazing how time flies! This once-upon-a-time-so-little girl is ten months old today and almost grown-up! She now weights 34kg/75lb and stands 64cm/2,1ft tall.

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